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1. As in a starry night the lonely swain

First Line:
As in a starry night the lonely swain
Last Line:
Since by new wonders heaven confirms the glorious choice
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Absolute)
DMI number:
7024

2. At last is granted what we wished for long

First Line:
At last is granted what we wished for long
Last Line:
Add to your glory or our wonder more
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8462

3. But Mineus' daughters still their tasks pursue

First Line:
But Mineus' daughters still their tasks pursue
Last Line:
From whom the Romans have derived their name
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11442

4. Cease cease fair nymph to lavish precious tears

First Line:
Cease cease fair nymph to lavish precious tears
Last Line:
And love first softened the relentless god
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8417

5. Cupid be gone I can for beauty sigh

First Line:
Cupid be gone I can for beauty sigh
Last Line:
Was by his pupil preciously repaid
DMI number:
6698

6. Fame now the important secret had betrayed

First Line:
Fame now the important secret had betrayed
Last Line:
Or not from trees but flinty rocks you spring
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8450

7. For Cytherea's lips while Cupid pressed

First Line:
For Cytherea's lips while Cupid pressed
Last Line:
Which owe to winds their names in Grecian song
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11895

8. From things considered with a stricter view

First Line:
From things considered with a stricter view
Last Line:
The blossom's withered and our hopes are fled
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Absolute)
DMI number:
7026

9. Hail British fair ones who in silence sit

First Line:
Hail British fair ones who in silence sit
Last Line:
And a new brightness smiles around the plain
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
36234

10. Greece thus embroiled and arms around prepared

First Line:
Greece thus embroiled and arms around prepared
Last Line:
And mourned and sickened in despair of day
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8449

11. How long my friend shall we thy absence mourn

First Line:
How long my friend shall we thy absence mourn
Last Line:
Unheard of live and unregarded die
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
9833

12. In the famed Cyprian isle a mountain stands

First Line:
In the famed Cyprian isle a mountain stands
Last Line:
Sprung forwards and embraced the favourite boy
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8407

13. In Babylon where first her Queen for state

First Line:
In Babylon where first her Queen for state
Last Line:
And drew attentive all the sister-throng
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11404

14. Long have we safe time's envious fury scorned

First Line:
Long have we safe time's envious fury scorned
Last Line:
Thy acts confess the god thy learning proved
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Absolute)
DMI number:
7025

15. Look here ye pedants who deserve that name

First Line:
Look here ye pedants who deserve that name
Last Line:
But blush for glories thus excelled by you
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8429

16. Long had I known the soft enchanting wiles

First Line:
Long had I known the soft enchanting wiles
Last Line:
And a Mac Flecknoe was the child of rage
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8440

17. My lord | To you when public grief implored your aid

First Line:
My lord | To you when public grief implored your aid
Last Line:
While richest jewels are with caution shown
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8428

18. If ever grief could perfect form improve

First Line:
If ever grief could perfect form improve
Last Line:
And whom they melt to pity sooth to love
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8464

19. Mean time the wretched Cadmus mourns nor knows

First Line:
Mean time the wretched Cadmus mourns nor knows
Last Line:
Still mild and conscious what they once have been
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11445

20. No wonder if a folly I pursue

First Line:
No wonder if a folly I pursue
Last Line:
Indulge the poet and forget the boy
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
9834

21. Now Aeolus had with strong chains confined

First Line:
Now Aeolus had with strong chains confined
Last Line:
To know what arts had won Medusa's snakes
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11448

22. Sing muse the conscious torch whose nightly flame

First Line:
Sing muse the conscious torch whose nightly flame
Last Line:
And equal fates their equal passion proved
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Absolute)
DMI number:
7027

23. The hero with his just request complies

First Line:
The hero with his just request complies
Last Line:
Than they did lovers once when shining hair
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11449

24. The power of Bacchus now over Thebes had flown

First Line:
The power of Bacchus now over Thebes had flown
Last Line:
And Ino once Leucothoe is grown
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11443

25. The sun the source of light by beauty's power

First Line:
The sun the source of light by beauty's power
Last Line:
A sweet delightful tree of frankincense
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11439

26. The Theban matrons their loved Queen pursued

First Line:
The Theban matrons their loved Queen pursued
Last Line:
And skim the surface of that fatal deep
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11444

27. Thence Perseus like a cloud by storms was driven

First Line:
Thence Perseus like a cloud by storms was driven
Last Line:
The stars the heavens and all the gods sustained
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11447

28. Though guilty Clytie thus the sun betrayed

First Line:
Though guilty Clytie thus the sun betrayed
Last Line:
And with sweet novelty your taste will please
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11440

29. To Dryden's muse I early homage paid

First Line:
To Dryden's muse I early homage paid
Last Line:
And beauty won where eloquence had failed
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8446

30. To enjoy your life in happiness

First Line:
To enjoy your life in happiness
Last Line:
Nor fears nor wishes for your last
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8467

31. While the young hero thus with glory burns

First Line:
While the young hero thus with glory burns
Last Line:
Or hang it at th'ungrateful trivia's shrine
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8465

32. While through the flowery meads glad Isis strayed

First Line:
While through the flowery meads glad Isis strayed
Last Line:
Like Britain's self in Thames they're now but one
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8466

33. Yet still Alcithoe perverse remains

First Line:
Yet still Alcithoe perverse remains
Last Line:
To tell the tale and as she tells she spins
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11385

34. Yet though this harsh inglorious fate they found

First Line:
Yet though this harsh inglorious fate they found
Last Line:
And still the unhappy fruitfulness remains
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
11446

35. You ask my friend how I can Delia prize

First Line:
You ask my friend how I can Delia prize
Last Line:
And owns the powerful presence of the God
Author:
Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:
8444